Academy Statements on Principle-Based Reserving

The Academy has assembled materials to assist actuaries and regulators as the U.S. moves into the implementation phase of PBR for life insurance. Click here to access these materials. Public statements made by the Academy related to PBR are below.

VM-31 Subgroup comments to the NAIC's Life Actuarial Task Force (LATF) on an amendment to eliminate the summary of methods and assumptions that covers multiple product groups in the executive summary. (July 10, 2017)

Life Principle-Based Approach Practice Note Work Group practice note to assist actuaries with the implementation of the principle-based life reserve valuation approach adopted by the NAIC as detailed in the Requirements for Principle-Based Reserves for Life Products—VM-20. (May 18, 2017)

Life Reserves Work Group amendment proposal form to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Life Actuarial Task Force regarding the VM-20 wording on modeling of policy loans and separate account assets. (May 12, 2017)

Life Reserves Work Group comments on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) Life Actuarial Task Force exposed amendment proposal form related to additional definitions under VM-20. (May 2, 2017)

Life Reserves Work Group comments on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) Life Actuarial Task Force exposed amendment proposal form related to VM-20 Section 2G on model segmentation and the proposed alternative guidance note.
(May 2, 2017)

The Principle-Based Reserves Checklist Subgroup of the Model Governance Work Group released a model governance checklist, which is offered as a resource for practicing life actuaries involved in actuarial model governance. (December 1, 2016)

Tax Work Group comments to the NAIC's Statutory Accounting Principles (E) Working Group in response to the Issue Paper No. 15X concerning the implementation of principle-based reserving (PBR). (October 6, 2016)